MY LIFE's TASK*
I need to understand the why. I take things apart to discover how they work — and when it comes to people, I'm endlessly curious about what they need and what they're reaching for. My purpose is to connect the dots, build the bridges, and make things better than I found them.
*Concept from Robert Greene's Mastery — your unique purpose, discovered by returning to what absorbed you before the world told you what to want.
I research how people make decisions with technology — and design systems that make those decisions easier.
Currently an MS-HCI student at Georgia Tech, where my work sits at the intersection of user research and product thinking. Before grad school I spent four years running mixed-methods research at UGA, launched Athens' first full marathon, and built client interfaces at a SaaS company.
I'm looking for PM and UXR roles where research drives product direction — not just validates it.
11.54*
Marathoner
4
CITIES LIVED IN
400+
RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS
*DNFed in Albany, Georgia - ask me about it.
FAVORITE QUOTE
HOW I WORK
01
Question assumptions
The brief is a starting point, not a contract. Early website work taught me that what a client asks for and what they actually need are rarely the same thing.
02
Find the right problem
The most important finding is often the one nobody expected. Research into how people build and leverage networks taught me that surface behavior almost always points to something deeper worth solving.
03
Listen closely to what's not working
Friction is data. Across every project — from SaaS interfaces to community programs — the complaints, the workarounds, the things people do instead have always pointed to the real brief.
OFF THE CLOCK
Inaugural Classic City Marathon Official. Clocking miles in Atlanta. Next race… loading.
Enshittification by Corey Doctorow
LISTENING
Live in the Void by From Indian Lakes